Where should I coupon!?

This is a choice all unto your own. Start with the store you currently shop at, at least for your first few trips)

That can be a Grocery store, Drugstore, or Bigbox store (walmart, target, kmart, etc.)

Once you have chosen your store, Google '    store         coupon match ups'    and you are going to find someone who has already done all of the legwork/handwork for you.. How fantastic huh!?   this makes it soooo much easier & less daunting.

Now, organization again...   I open up a blank word document, and copy all of the info on the product I want to buy:

-Item name
-Current price
-Coupon value
-Coupon location (print, newspaper, company)
-Final price (before tax but after coupons)


I then print this document out (and save it so you can access it if needed), and print out all of the printable coupons that match my list.

Next is to pull out your newspaper's and cut out the coupons that match. (More newspaper explanations later, i will review coupon jargon, and such)


Into my organizer the list & coupons go, and I am ready for my trip.



I currently shop at 4 stores, but only coupon at 3, and only coupon regularly at 1:
Harris Teeter
Target
Walgreens
Food Lion

In another post I will go over what I know about these stores & their coupon policies and lingo. every store tends to have their own policies on how to handle coupons.


Other stores to consider:
CVS
Rite Aid
Publix
Kmart
among many others (these change from state to state, and from city to city)